Cushioning attachment for motor vehicles



L. WOLF CUSHIQNING ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Feb. 16. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

INVENTOR A'ITORN E'Y Oct. 19 1926. 1,604,009

L. WOLF CUSHIONING ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Feb. 16. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L/A/us Patented Oct. 19, 1926.

LINUS won, or xnnxaxnn, ILLINOIS.

CUSHIONIN G ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Application filed February 10,1923.

This invention relates to an attachment for motor vehicles, and an object of the invention is to provide a cushioning attachment particularly designed for use on ,5 Ford automobiles, motor trucks, or the like for cooperating with the front spring in cushioning downward movement of the front end of the motor vehicle.

Another ob'ect of the invention is to pro- IO vide an attac ment as specified which also embodies means for steadying the front steering wheels of the vehicle and prevent excessive wabbling' of the wheels when traveling over a rough is also designed to substantially maintain v the motor vehicle on the road or traveling in a straight line in case some parts of the steering mechanism should come broken.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawin s wherein i l is a front elevation of the improved attachment showing it applied.

Fig. 2 is a top plan of the attachment showing it applied. ig. 3 is a vertical of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fra mentary vertical section on the line H 0% Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the attachment having a part thereof removed.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a part of the attachment.

3! Referring more. particularly to the drawings, the improved attachment comprises an attaching plate 1 which is connected by means of U shaped bolts 2 with the front axle 3 of a motor vehicle. The supporting attaching plate 1 has studs thereon and projecting upwardly therefrom, which studs are cylindrical in shape and split diametrically, as shown at6 to rovide slots for receiving the ends of t e flat springs 8 and 9. e springs 8 and 9 are coiled aboutthe studs 4 and 5, as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and they extend tangentially from their outermost convolution rearwardly. The rearwardly extending ends 10 and 11 respective section on the line 3-'3 ly of the springs 8 and 9 diverge, and engage 1 between the up-standing tongues 12, 13 and 14 of the membetg15. he member 15 is mounted upon the cross rod 16 of the steering mechanism of the vehicle andis held surface, which means mg housing 21,

- sliding enga ment between 4 and 5 formed 5 of the drawings, and

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thereon by means of a set screw 17. The

.ends 10 and 11 of the springs 8 and 9- are evenly tensioned so as to prevent longitudinal movement of the cross rod under the engagement of the-wheels 18 of the vehicle with rough places in a road surface, thereby steadying the steering wheels 18 and pre venting excessive wabbling of the wheels when travelingover rough road-ways.

Theconvolutions 19 of the sprin s8 and 9 are confined, between each other, t e posts and up-standin blocks 20 which'are formed upon the attaching plate 1 and serve not only to confine the convoluti'ons 19 of the springs, but also serve to permit attachment to the attaching plate 1 of the spring encloswhich carries a cushioning block 22. The cushioning block 22 is formed of rubber or an analogous material and is positioned eneath the front spring 24 of the vehicle with which the device is equipped, so that as the front of the vehicle moves downwardly, the downward action will be cushioned by the cushioning block 22. The cushioning block 22 is substantially frusto pyramidal in shape and its base-enlarges at a greater angle than the major portions of 'its'sides so as to permit confinement of the block within the housing, as shown in Fig. 4 'of the drawings. The cushioning block 22 rests upon the convolutions 19 of the springs 8 and 9.

Spiral springs 25 are carried one at each end of. the attaching plate 1 and they are connected to :the attaching plate, in any suitable manner, preferably, so as to permit the ends of the springs an the attaching plate. The springs 25 are connected at their upper ends, to a second attachin 1 late 26 which is attached by means of shaped bolts 27 to the front structure of the motor vehicle or to the spring saddle 28.

The attaching plate 26 is provided with suitable slots 29 adapted to permit the attachment thereto of the usual license plate issued by the various States of the Union, which will permit the license plate to hang down in front of the springs 25 and cushioning block 22 for forming a protector for e springs and block-and also for hiding them from view.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in other manners and the parts associated in different 1 0 relations and, therefore, I do not desire to cushioning member carried by the cushion be limited in any manner except as set forth supporting member and overlying the coiled in the claims hereunto appended. end portions of the resilient elements for re- Having thus described my invention what taining the end portionsin said interfitting 5 I claim 1s: relation with respect to the studs.

1. .An attachment of the class described in- 2. An attachment for motor vehicles corncluding a base member, stu'ds extending upprising a base plate,studs upstandingfrom Wardly from the base member, resilient the base plate each provided with a slot and elements each havin an end portion coiled spring elements having angularly disposed around and interfitting with the studs, and ends seated in the slots of the studs and a o posite end portions extending away from housing directly attached to the base and t e studs in parallel relation With respect confining said 'angularly disposed ends in to each other, a cushion supporting member said stud slots. attached to the base member and providing In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 15 a housing for the resilient elements, and a LINUS WOLF. 

